SPArKy_Dave

The crossflow in my XFN (Nissan) ute, had 6thou clearance on the mains... lol!
Still ran quite reasonably, too.

Pretty sure they're the same as all falcons and USA fords - mustangs etc.
There are new ones available.
 
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/314416055288
https://www.autoware.com.au/shop/classic-mustang-falcon-ford-pickup-parts/1979-93-mustang/fuel-1979-93-mustang/1965-86-fuel-sending-unit-filter-5-16-or-3-8-diameter-line/
https://nationalmustangs.com.au/products/1965-1973-ford-mustang-3-8-fuel-sender-filter?variant=35243107549336
https://themusclecarpartsgarage.com.au/product/sender-unit-fuel-filter-3-8/
 

Hi mate, "general" rule is 3/4 to 1 thousandths of an inch per inch of shaft diameter. 0.0075" - 0.001" So, a 2 inch journal can have 0.002" of clearance. 
As I said, this is a "general rule", as things like race engines, boost, revlimit can come into play. Stick with a well known brand like ACL, Clevite, Federal Mogul etc.....they aren't that expensive considering what they do. 
 

Good to hear you found the issue.  As Sparky Dave suggested, could you get some thinners/kero/whatever and some Gun barrel brushes or pipe cleaners in there and clean it out or is it rusted out.?

IT RUNS! 
Thats right, it fired up first go, but did have trouble getting fuel to it to keep it running. *see video below* 
The video below is as I cranked it the first time. 
 
 
Now for the bad news...
The radiator has a major leak. It was fine when I pressure tested it, but I wonder if the pressure test caused a week join to open up  
 

 

 
 
 

nah not coat hangers,small black plastic single hangers,will post picture tomorrow,if i go out there now to take a pic ,the whole house will reak of 2k paint,should be fine tomorrow tho,and remember the truth is out there.

After 4 months I finally worked out how to take these coat hanger things off,the buggers are like double skinned,just stick a small screwdriver behind it and gently prize it off then unscrew the holder,these must come off for the new roof lining

Lol, he has so many cars now... almost as bad as me.
I can't work out, how he fits them all in.
 
I reckon it could be something to do with harmonics dampening?
 
Compare the flooring with later year ones, which don't have the cake tray.
The design may have changed?

Ok have done the following. Removed the MAF and cleaned it with MAF cleaner, removed the 02 sensor and cleaned it and soaked in carb/throtle body cleaner for 6 hours reinstalled with a tiny bit of antiseize on the thread. TPS, Checked the resistance on brown wire? and the base voltage 1.19? and max voltage 4.39  by measuring while slowly opening the throttle while the key was on ...green wire. 
AIC was removed and cleaned in carb cleaner but looked very good anyway. Vale operated smothly. This unit, Fuelmiser, was put in about 2-3K ago. It replaced a genuine unit. I took it for a run before i did the AIC and it seemed fixed as it had no more surging. The only thing i need to check now is if the idle has stedied. The cold start I did seemed to hold the revs up around 900 for five seconds then  slowly returns to 650, a small quick touch of the throttle makes it hang the same way again at 900 the slow back to 650. Dont know if thats acseptable or not but wish it would drop straight to 600 or 650. Thanks for the info and i checked a lot on th net which also help confirm things.
Thanks again for the help!

Ok NTK brand of injectors? Is that what you are talking about SPArKy_Dave ? Also i thought there was a sticker saying dont clean near the maf. What do ford recomend to clean it with. And also what is a AIC ?  and where is it and the EGR ?

in the current episode, i skipped through it a bit, he was talking about buying a property somewhere that he can store and rotate his cars through. (sounds like he plans do drive them all)

OOOHH
I had this issue once also then. 
i didn't pick it, i didn't have many cars that had this style seat, and once i got over the fact they weren't a "head rest" and the Girl Friend at the time fit her pony tail knot in the opening, it was the best thing ever invented apparently. 
if they marketed it as a pony tail void, they'd sold double the amount lol

NO takers ? i thought dean knew everything🤔,the headposts are TF cortina,on a build day with the production line out of normal headposts,they just chucked in something that would work,ben from global trim worked this out for me and said yeah he has seen a few over the years with this same thing,case solved.interesting note i bought a set of xe head post cushions from a guy up the road then went to fit em and they dont fit .so i went back and nearly ended up in a battle royal when he wouldnt give my money back ,took months to work out this x file.

2nd is these weird brackets I have only ever seen these on very early xe and possibly late xd.

baking tray for cupcakes?

Ooops that O2 sensor.

Thank you?all for those bits of advice. I willstart at the ot sensor and try to find how to check it. Also can i use a certain cleaner to clean it first to see if it makes a difference?

TPS adjustment
 
What is needed?
- Phillips head screwdriver
- small straight pin(s)
- Digital multimeter
 
 
 
How to do it
The TPS basically bolts to the throttle body with two screws. The holes that the screws go through on the TPS are elongated so you can twist the TPS in either direction to adjust it. To adjust the TPS all you have to do is loosen (don't take them out) both screws and move the TPS until you see the right voltage.
 
To hook the multimeter up you will have to pierce the green wire with a pin so you can check how much voltage is going through it. The red or positive (+) wire on your multimeter will go to the pin in the green wire. Then you'll have to either pierce the black wire and put the negative wire from the multimeter to it, or just put the black multimeter wire to a good engine ground.
Now to check the voltage turn on your multimeter and make sure all of the wires are hooked up right. Then turn the ignition key to the on position, but don't start the car. You should be getting a reading on your multimeter. It should be .98-.99 volts, but anything above .90 and below 1.0 volts should work.
If its not, then its time to loosen the screws on the TPS and move it around until you get it right. When its at the right voltage tighten the screws and re-check it.
If for some reason you cannot get the voltage reading right you have two options. Either buy a new TPS or take off the old one and elongate the holes a little more with a file or a dremel.
 
Fuel injectors - we mistakenly put the 24lbs ones in this engine when we rebuilt it
Resulted in hard to start and extremely rich running, to the point of becoming undrivable.
Put the original ones back in and all was good.
 
 

Scully take a look at that

Pic

so,  its still no go, so my mechanic is going to come up one night and have a look ( he's done  a heap of work on this car so knows it well ) , its a mystery but I'll let you all know the results.
 
Fingers crossed, and thanks for your suggestions.

it was running, then wasn't so i can't see the timing being out(unless messed with)
if it has spark, it should just work 

wtf thats some serious number of codes there ,my el ghia had the cappa leather .

I have these for the XF. The lower arm is a reinforced stocky, with the spherical bushing. The upper is for the std coil set-up, using the corrected top balljoint and Shelby drop. I'm using the Open Tracer Racing delrin front strut pivot balls, instead of the urethane style, as it puts less stress on the bracket. Using a 1/2" bolt isn't an issue, one can drill it for the 14mm (9/16") bolt if one desires, as I have, plus I'm using the fixed square camber plates they supply to stop the pivot bolt moving under cornering, or minor bumps with those who won't give way when I dive under them in the corners. I also have the a Baer bump steer kit, plus solid tie rod adjusters so I don't have the same happen like Dick Johnson at Forest Elbow in 1983.😉

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